{"id":6938,"date":"2016-02-04T07:55:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T20:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realestatetalk.com.au\/?p=6938"},"modified":"2016-02-04T07:55:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T20:55:08","slug":"apartments-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/channels.realty.com.au\/realtytalk\/apartments-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Apartments on the Rise | John McGrath"},"content":{"rendered":"

In his regular column in\u00a0Switzer<\/a>, John McGrath addresses the rise of apartment living <\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is his what he had to say:<\/h4>\n

Traditionally, house prices in Australia have outperformed apartments by a significant margin for long-term capital gain. However, as we explained, the growth gap appears to be narrowing, reflecting the increasing social acceptance of apartment living as demographic trends shift. \u00a0\"mcgrath\"<\/a>
\nAccording to RP Data, house prices in Sydney rose by 11.5% in 2015 with apartments trailing by just a touch at 11.3%. Across the five prime capital cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane\/Gold Coast, Adelaide and Perth), growth was exactly 8% for both property types.
\nApartments are clearly an increasingly strong investment option with potential for great wealth creation.
\nThey are no longer the poor cousin of houses when it comes to returns and part of the reason is that apartment living is becoming the preferred choice for a growing proportion of the population.
\nWith close proximity to work and social activities and often with the convenience of onsite facilities such as gyms, pools and concierges, it is entirely possible that apartments are on their way to replacing the quarter acre block as the new Australian dream.<\/p>\n

Our changing demographics are also driving this trend.<\/h4>\n

While the nuclear family is still dominant today, an increasing number of Australians live in a couple relationship without children or by themselves \u2013 and neither need or want to live in a house.
\nBy around 2030, childless couples (DINKS and Empty-Nesters) will become the most common family type in Australia \u2013 and lone person households (SINKS and older people) will become the fastest growing household type, according to the ABS*.
\nAdding to this is increasing interest in apartments from investors due to affordability, as well as rising international demand.
\nForeign Investment Review Board (FIRB) restrictions mean overseas investors can only purchase new stock \u2013 typically apartments.
\n\"Apartments<\/a> Apartment living is on the rise around the world \u2013 literally.
\nThis report profiled the tallest residential towers both in Australia and overseas.
\nMany of them here at home are still in development with one of the highest, Australia 108 in Melbourne offering \u2018cloud residences\u2019 from Floor 71 up.
\nThe tallest residential tower in Sydney, Greenland Centre on Bathurst Street, is also currently under construction.
\nIn this battle for the city skyline, vertical villages are becoming neighbourhoods in themselves.
\nWe can expect to see larger apartments for young families, offering a home within a 20 minute radius of everything they need, such as schools, shops, jobs and transport.<\/p>\n

Tallest residential towers \u2013 Australia<\/h4>\n

235 metres<\/p>\n

Greenland Centre<\/h4>\n

115-119 Bathurst Street, Sydney 249 metres<\/p>\n

Infinity Tower<\/h4>\n

43 Herschel Street, Brisbane 254 metres<\/p>\n

Prima Pearl<\/h4>\n

35 Queensbridge Street, South Bank, Melbourne 265 metres 120 Collins Street, Melbourne 297 metres<\/p>\n

Eureka Tower<\/h4>\n

Riverside Quay, South Bank, Melbourne 319 metres<\/p>\n

Australia 108<\/h4>\n

70 Southbank Boulevard, Melbourne 323 metres Q1, 9 Hamilton Avenue, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast<\/p>\n

Tallest residential towers \u2013 International<\/h4>\n

339 metres<\/p>\n

Mercury City<\/h4>\n

1st Krasnogvardeysky Avenue, Moscow, Russia 380 metres<\/p>\n

Elite Residence<\/h4>\n

Al Sofouh Road, Dubai, UAE 382 metres<\/p>\n

Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid<\/h4>\n

Khalifa, Bin Zayed The 1st, Abu Dhabi, UAE 393 metres 23 Marina 568 Al Marsa, Dubai Marina, UAE 414 metres<\/p>\n

Princess Tower<\/h4>\n

Al Marsa, Dubai Marina, UAE 426 metres 432 Park Avenue, New York, USA 632 metres<\/p>\n

Shanghai Tower<\/h4>\n

Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Pudong District, Shanghai, China 828 metres<\/p>\n

Burj Khalifa<\/h4>\n

1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai, UAE *Source: Household and Family Projections 2011 to 2036 (series II), released March 2015 Published: Tuesday, February 02, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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